: Cortana tells the MC after he destroys all four reactors that they should
: have 15 minutes to evac. Then the massive explosions in the elevator on
: the way up. Then the conversations with Foe Hammer. In that conversation
: Cortana tells Foe Hammer: "Negative, negative! We have a wildcat
: destabilization of the ship's fusion core. The engines must have sustained
: more damage than we thought! (off radio) Analyzing! We have six minutes
: before the fusion drives detonate. We need to evac NOW!"

: This means that the engines are decaying faster than originally calculated
: (15 minutes).

: But that's just my opinion

Good point, I guess I should have used 'nades instead of rockets. ;)

Although I don't think that exhonorates her from any of the other deceptions throughout the story.

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A little tidbit... I don't know about you guys but I thought that "wildcat" implied some sort of crazy or out of control situation. However, "wildcat" has a pretty complex definition. The term most similar to "wildcat destabilization" I've found is "wildcat strike". A wildcatter is someone who takes stabs in the dark (usually in reference to oil drilling). By definition, a wildcat strike implies some sort of luck, and appears to be a /good/ thing.

So when Cortana refers to the "wildcat destabilization" is she happy about it?
Is she merely playing on the ignorance of her subjects?
Using a panicked tone to fool them?